Athletic departments
Women coaching women's teams
The share of women's teams led by a woman. Nationally it is a little over 40% — and it was over 90% before Title IX.
90%
#1 · University of Washington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA
50%
Median
of 360 schools, Division I
1.8×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
80%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · University of Washingtonevery school
The spread across 360 schools; the median is 50%.
How it is measured
Head-coach counts by gender, schools with at least five women’s teams. Full- and part-time head coaches together.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Women's-team head coaches who are women | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | 90% | 18 | |
| 2 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | 88% | 14 | |
| 3 | University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH | 88% | 14 | |
| 4 | University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS | 88% | 13 | |
| 5 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV | 88% | 15 | |
| 6 | Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Houston, TX | 86% | 11 | |
| 7 | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC | 86% | 13 | |
| 8 | Bryant University Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI | 83% | 20 | |
| 9 | California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA | 80% | 18 | |
| 10 | Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI | 80% | 19 | |
| 11 | University of Denver Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO | 80% | 15 | |
| 12 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | 79% | 24 | |
| 13 | Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Normal, IL | 78% | 15 | |
| 14 | Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA | 77% | 24 | |
| 15 | Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN | 75% | 14 | |
| 16 | Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC | 75% | 17 | |
| 17 | Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA | 75% | 14 | |
| 18 | Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR | 75% | 15 | |
| 19 | Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT | 75% | 17 | |
| 20 | Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO | 75% | 14 | |
| 21 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC | 75% | 15 | |
| 22 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | 75% | 21 | |
| 23 | University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference · Toledo, OH | 75% | 14 | |
| 24 | Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC | 75% | 15 | |
| 25 | University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference · West Haven, CT | 73% | 15 | |
| 26 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 72% | 27 | |
| 27 | Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | 71% | 13 | |
| 28 | Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC | 71% | 12 | |
| 29 | Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference · The Bronx, NY | 71% | 14 | |
| 30 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ | 71% | 20 | |
| 31 | Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference · Cookeville, TN | 71% | 13 | |
| 32 | University of Maine Division I · America East Conference · Orono, ME | 71% | 13 | |
| 33 | Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | 71% | 13 | |
| 34 | Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC | 71% | 12 | |
| 35 | Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT | 70% | 17 | |
| 36 | California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA | 70% | 14 | |
| 37 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | 70% | 15 | |
| 38 | Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD | 70% | 17 | |
| 39 | Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL | 70% | 16 | |
| 40 | Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · DeLand, FL | 70% | 18 | |
| 41 | Temple University Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA | 70% | 16 | |
| 42 | University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD | 70% | 18 | |
| 43 | College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA | 69% | 23 | |
| 44 | Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference · Easton, MA | 69% | 18 | |
| 45 | The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH | 69% | 25 | |
| 46 | University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA | 69% | 21 | |
| 47 | Brown University Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI | 68% | 27 | |
| 48 | Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Peoria, IL | 67% | 11 | |
| 49 | Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Mount Pleasant, MI | 67% | 15 | |
| 50 | Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC | 67% | 16 | |
| 51 | Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO | 67% | 12 | |
| 52 | DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL | 67% | 11 | |
| 53 | Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY | 67% | 29 | |
| 54 | Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL | 67% | 11 | |
| 55 | Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS | 67% | 11 | |
| 56 | Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA | 67% | 17 | |
| 57 | Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | 67% | 11 | |
| 58 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | 67% | 12 | |
| 59 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference · Birmingham, AL | 67% | 14 | |
| 60 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | 67% | 16 | |
| 61 | University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference · Lowell, MA | 67% | 12 | |
| 62 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | 67% | 24 | |
| 63 | University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO | 67% | 16 | |
| 64 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO | 67% | 10 | |
| 65 | University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference · Reno, NV | 67% | 14 | |
| 66 | University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference · Norman, OK | 67% | 16 | |
| 67 | University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Kingston, RI | 67% | 15 | |
| 68 | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League · St. Paul, MN | 67% | 17 | |
| 69 | University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN | 67% | 11 | |
| 70 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN | 67% | 16 | |
| 71 | University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference · Carrollton, GA | 67% | 11 | |
| 72 | Monmouth University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ | 64% | 19 | |
| 73 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | 64% | 18 | |
| 74 | Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA | 64% | 20 | |
| 75 | Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Boone, NC | 63% | 14 | |
| 76 | California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA | 63% | 14 | |
| 77 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | 63% | 23 | |
| 78 | Furman University Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC | 63% | 14 | |
| 79 | Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY | 63% | 12 | |
| 80 | Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA | 63% | 14 | |
| 81 | St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Queens, NY | 63% | 13 | |
| 82 | University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Chicago, IL | 63% | 14 | |
| 83 | University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Monroe, LA | 63% | 13 | |
| 84 | Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Kalamazoo, MI | 63% | 14 | |
| 85 | Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Cincinnati, OH | 63% | 15 | |
| 86 | Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA | 62% | 21 | |
| 87 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | 61% | 27 | |
| 88 | Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | 60% | 16 | |
| 89 | Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI | 60% | 15 | |
| 90 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | 60% | 16 | |
| 91 | Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY | 60% | 16 | |
| 92 | University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR | 60% | 10 | |
| 93 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | 60% | 17 | |
| 94 | University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA | 60% | 16 | |
| 95 | University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference · Durham, NH | 60% | 14 | |
| 96 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | 60% | 16 | |
| 97 | Boston University Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA | 58% | 19 | |
| 98 | Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA | 58% | 23 | |
| 99 | Siena University Division I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY | 58% | 19 | |
| 100 | University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA | 58% | 18 |
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